| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ken Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Robert White inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | Xavier Castro is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #1 on Xavier Castro, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Dale Laub connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Osborn | 38-35 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn hits the finger roll set up by Dale Laub | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Michigan | Ken Puckett takes the ball from Michael Weist | 38-37 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 17:34 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dale Laub | 40-39 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist hits a shot from the left wing set up by Ivan Bosancic | 42-39 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jimmy Osborn and he's fouled by Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #1 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Mark Perry (SF), Gary Brown (PF), James Wooten (C) Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush, Xavier Castro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (SG), David Harris (SF), Keith Laskoski (PF) Jimmy Osborn, Robert White, Rodney Howell | |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Perry | 44-42 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Perry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Wooten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Puckett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry is hacked by Ken Puckett - foul #1 on Ken Puckett, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush (PF) Ivan Bosancic | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn (SG), Leo Adams (SF) Dale Laub, Ken Puckett | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-42 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Gary Brown is called for the reach on David Harris - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Madzimoyo Accomando (SF), Xavier Castro (C) Mark Perry, Gary Brown, James Wooten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Laub (PG) Rick Buckner | |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | David Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 14:57 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Xavier Castro | 44-42 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando buries a shot from the right side set up by Antonia Russo | 46-42 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Leo Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando's pass is intercepted by Dale Laub | 46-42 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Gary Brown (PF) Antonia Russo, Joel Bush | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (SG), Rodney Howell (PF), James Hill (C) Jimmy Osborn, Keith Laskoski, David Harris | |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Bosancic | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | James Hill misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Xavier Castro - foul #2 on Xavier Castro, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten (C) Xavier Castro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | James Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Madzimoyo Accomando | 51-43 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Leo Adams is denied on a layup by James Wooten | 51-43 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Madzimoyo Accomando | 51-43 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Laub steals it from Gary Brown | 51-43 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Dale Laub banks in the layup | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Wooten (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Madzimoyo Accomando | 54-45 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | James Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Brown | 54-45 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Howell | 54-45 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Rick Buckner is hacked by James Wooten - foul #1 on James Wooten, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG), Mark Perry (SF), Joel Bush (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Michael Weist, Madzimoyo Accomando, Gary Brown, James Wooten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert White (PG), Jimmy Osborn (SG), David Harris (SF), Keith Laskoski (PF), Ken Puckett (C) Dale Laub, Rick Buckner, Leo Adams, Rodney Howell, James Hill | |
| 10:49 | Buffalo | The jump hook by David Harris is blocked by Joel Bush | 54-45 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Perry, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (PG) Ivan Bosancic | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Joel Bush takes the ball from David Harris | 54-45 |
| 09:55 | Eastern Michigan | The jump hook by Mark Perry is blocked by Ken Puckett | 54-45 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Robert White gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by Robert White is blocked by Xavier Castro | 54-45 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Robert White tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic (PG), Gary Brown (SF) Cary Mengel, Mark Perry | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Laub (PG), Leo Adams (SF), Rodney Howell (PF) Robert White, David Harris, Keith Laskoski | |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Leo Adams misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ivan Bosancic - foul #2 on Ivan Bosancic, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando (SF) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Leo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Leo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:57 | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo loses the dribble to Jimmy Osborn | 54-49 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | Leo Adams misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Leo Adams | 54-51 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG), Gary Brown (C) Antonia Russo, Xavier Castro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski (C) Ken Puckett | |
| 07:39 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-51 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Osborn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leo Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Brown scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Madzimoyo Accomando | 57-51 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Madzimoyo Accomando - foul #2 on Madzimoyo Accomando, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry (SF), James Wooten (C) Madzimoyo Accomando, Joel Bush | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rick Buckner (SG) Jimmy Osborn | |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:13 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Michigan | James Wooten is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Harris (C) Rodney Howell | |
| 06:45 | Buffalo | Leo Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-53 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to David Harris | 57-53 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Wooten | 57-53 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Perry misses the easy layup | 57-53 |
| 05:50 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Dale Laub drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando (SF), Joel Bush (PF), Xavier Castro (C) Mark Perry, Gary Brown, James Wooten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn (SG), Rodney Howell (PF), Ken Puckett (C) Rick Buckner, Keith Laskoski, David Harris | |
| 05:09 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Bosancic | 59-56 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Leo Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist is hacked by Leo Adams - foul #4 on Leo Adams, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG) Michael Weist | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 03:41 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ivan Bosancic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonia Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Madzimoyo Accomando (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Bush (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Xavier Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dale Laub (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leo Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Puckett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Laub | 62-60 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Michigan | Rodney Howell steals the ball from Joel Bush | 62-60 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ken Puckett | 62-62 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:59 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro tips it in | 64-62 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Joel Bush - foul #3 on Joel Bush, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SG) Antonia Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Xavier Castro | 67-64 |
| 01:12 | Buffalo | Rodney Howell buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Laub | 67-66 |
| 00:51 | Eastern Michigan | Joel Bush is fouled on the floor by Ken Puckett - foul #2 on Ken Puckett, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Michigan | Madzimoyo Accomando makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Weist | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Ivan Bosancic is called for the reach on Jimmy Osborn - foul #3 on Ivan Bosancic, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Jimmy Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Laub - foul #2 on Dale Laub, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Antonia Russo (SG) Michael Weist | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro is hacked by Rodney Howell - foul #2 on Rodney Howell, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Michigan | Dale Laub is called for the reach on Ivan Bosancic - foul #3 on Dale Laub, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Michigan | Ivan Bosancic misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Ken Puckett pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Dale Laub clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Xavier Castro runs out the clock | 69-66 |